Dell Inspiron 6400

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 453 reviews of Dell Inspiron 6400. The average rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average rating of 4.0/5 for other Laptops for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the performance and design. The screen and battery also get good reviews. There are mixed reviews on the energy efficiency and connectivity, and some have doubts about the portability.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Laptops the Dell Inspiron 6400 is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 81/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Dell Inspiron 6400

alaTest has collected and analyzed 126 user reviews of Dell Inspiron 6400 from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.1/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other Laptops on Amazon.co.uk. People are impressed by the design and usability. The performance and battery are also appreciated, whereas there are some less positive reviews about the sound.

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83% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Amazon.com review summary for Dell Inspiron 6400

alaTest has collected and analyzed 48 user reviews of Dell Inspiron 6400 from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 2.6/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.9/5 for other Laptops on Amazon.com. Views about the keyboard and design are overall positive. The durability and usability are also appreciated, whereas some have doubts about the battery.

Dell Inspiron 6400 Review (pics, specs)

The Dell Inspiron 6400 (also sold as the Inspiron e1505 via Dell Home) is a laptop that meets you in the middle'. It's pretty light and portable (like the Inspiron e1405) and offers high performance and great media options (like the Inspiron e1705)....

Fast processor for multi-tasking Good battery life Excellent Keyboard (Good for typing over long periods of time) Mostly quiet Very good speakers

Pre-loaded applications slow down computer Gets a little warmer than normal under prolonged use (at the bottom) Slight light-leakage at the bottom Not for the Hard-core gamer

The Dell Inspiron 6400 is a very good notebook with decent options at a reasonable price. The Core Duo 1.86 is perfect for multitasking. Gaming on the 6400 with the x1400 should be fine for the occasional gamer, not for hardcore gamers. The lowest...

Dell Inspiron 6400 Multimedia Notebook (Centrino Duo)

The new Core 2 Duo based Dell Inspiron 6400 is a faithful workhorse that balances performance and battery life. Its other features though, are more down to earth and even a little uninspiring, including a chassis design that has been around for an...

Great Notebook

You know going in that the display is nice and big; the other side of the coin is that the unit bulkier to travel with. The display is razor-sharp on its highest resolution (as it comes out of the box), but noticeably less so with the lower...

Dell's warranty service is second to none. The notebook comes with the optional three-year support package that includes a three year next business day onsite response service, 24x7 phone support and accident cover for the entire warranty period.

Dell Inspiron 6400

Dell Inspiron 6400 Core 2 Duo laptop

With the advent of Intel's Core 2 Duo processors we're at last beginning to see the kind of power and portability that was being claimed, somewhat optimistically, back in the early days of notebook computing.

With a base price - for the T7200 Core 2 Duo - of £789 inc. VAT and shipping, the Inspiron 6400 is an excellent and affordable route into the Core 2 Duo world. It has all the credentials to be a dependable multimedia companion with its great screen,...

Dell Inspiron 6400

The Inspiron 6400 is a desktop replacement notebook, offering up the familiar silver and white-accented design that's common to the Inspiron line. It's not exactly a stunner, but you certainly won't be ashamed to tote it around whilst in the public eye.

Product Specifications

As one of the first of the mainstream computer manufacturers to develop a laptop around the new Intel Core Duo processor, Dell has much riding on the success of the new Inspiron 9400. The 1.66GHz Core Duo processor will either sink or swim in Dells mainstream portables depending upon its reception here. Matched with 1GB of PC2-5300 DDR2 that promises to run even the thirstiest applications with aplomb, the major yardstick is not whether Core Duo can keep pace with the Pentium M (Dothan), but whether it can perform without reducing battery life to minutes rather than hours.
Yet having said that, it is easy to think that the Inspirons sole point of interest is the aforementioned CPU. You see, this is Dells attempt at an all-in-one laptop: a workhorse that sits as comfortably in office attire as it does in casuals. With fast-access email buttons, ample memory and a weight of 3.6kg, its a suitable office-based and on-the-go machine. Yet with Media Center bundled in, to give the control buttons at the foot of the casing something to do, and a 17in widescreen display, the Inspiron seems built for handling movies as comfortably as Excel spreadsheets.
Visually, the arctic silver and white casing is an interesting reworking from Dell. The colour scheme and layout of the keyboard and tracker pad hint at a classiness that some might dismiss as tacky trend-chasing. But it actually works rather well, giving the screen a comfortable border in gentle silver rather than harsh black.